Dr. Puig-Suari received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. Degrees in Aeronautics
and Astronautics from Purdue University. In 1993 he was a visiting
assistant professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
at Purdue University. From 1994 to 1998, he was an Assistant Professor
in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State
University. In 1998, Dr. Puig-Suari joined the Aerospace Engineering
Department at CalPoly, San Luis Obispo as an Associated Professor. At
Cal Poly he worked with Prof. Bob Twiggs at Stanford to develop the
CubeSat standard. As faculty advisor for Cal Poly’s CubeSat team he
has been involved in the development and launch of 5 CubeSats and his
team has also participated in 6 CubeSat Launches in Russia and the US
with more launches already manifested. Dr. Puig-Suari’s research
interests include spacecraft design, low-cost space systems, and
vehicle dynamics and control.
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